August 2019 Release

This area features titles by New Zealand, Australian or Pasifika authors or publishers. It also contains titles from around the world with a uniquely New Zealand, Australian and Pasifika perspective. This in-depth coverage includes material supplied by mainstream publishers, small specialist/niche publishers and self-published authors.
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From one of Australia's bestselling and much-loved authors comes a sweeping, powerful story of a young woman who has to overcome terrible loss and trauma in her life to find the courage to live life on her terms and be with the man she loves. Following the death of her mother whe ...

An uplifting, warmhearted early chapter book about a crow, who proves you can move mountains (or even dromedaries) and perform truly heroic deeds if you believe in yourself Zanzibar cooks a fine mushroom omelette,and he is a crow who wears his feathers well. At least he thought s ...

The Dark Lake introduced readers to DS Gemma Woodstock and her troubled past. Into the Night saw Gemma spread her wings and move from her hometown of Smithson to Melbourne, taking on a high-profile case that had the whole country captivated. In Where the Dead Go, the aftermath of ...

The All Blacks have had a brilliant run of brothers in the last decade, with the Barretts, Whitelocks, Saveas and Franks, but there have also been many more standouts throughout New Zealand rugby history like the Meads, Whettons, Gears, Bachops and Brownlies.

"Grandma McGarvey inadvertently finds herself on the field at a country rugby match. But she copes with the situation in her usual style, winning everyone's admiration for her drive and fortitude... while at the bottom of a ruck!"--Publisher information.

From a debut Melbourne writer comes the big-hearted romantic comedy of the year, an addictive and joyful celebration of the awkward teen in all of us. The winner of the 2018 Text Prize, with rights already sold in six territories.

Sir Hirini Moko Mead's accessible, inspiring work has been in print in various forms since 1958. This redesigned and updated edition takes the reader from the history and theory of taniko weaving into the practice, with numerous patterns and instructions for weaving at home or in ...

A children's picture book about a Samoan family set in New Zealand from the perspective of a pakeha girl. A normal event in one culture may seem odd to another culture. But when pakeha Rachel goes with her new Samoan friend Luisa to visit her grandmother, it's not quite what Rach ...

"This is the story of an adventurous boy who wouldnt let his disability get in the way of what he wanted to do; a boy who literally fought for his place in the world and refused tolet anyone tell him no"--Publisher information.